Business Analysis & Testing Manager at Employers

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Manager, Business Analysis & Testing | 100% Remote Opportunity Position Summary The Manager, Business Analysis & Testing will play a central role in how Finance engages with and validates cross-functional technology and system initiatives — moving business analysis and testing from an ad hoc, localized activity into a standardized, well-governed practice. This role is centered on requirements definition, testing governance, and technology enablement, representing Finance's needs on enterprise projects that span multiple business areas and systems — such as core system upgrades, data platform implementations, and similar cross-functional initiatives. Serving as both a hands-on business analyst and the architect of a more mature Finance capability, this person will gather and validate requirements in partnership with Finance leadership and key stakeholders and will work closely alongside product and development teams to ensure requirements are well understood, appropriately tested, and successfully delivered. This role owns the requirements definition, testing rigor, and delivery quality that inform and support operational decisions. This includes establishing standardized processes, templates, and best practices that improve consistency, efficiency, and auditability across the enterprise projects and systems Finance depends on. Key Responsibilities Partner with Finance leadership and key stakeholders (e.g., the Controller, process owners, and subject matter experts) to gather, validate, and document business and systems requirements for technology and process initiatives — ensuring requirements reflect input from the people who own the processes. Serve as the business/functional lead on assigned project initiatives — the primary liaison for business requirements and testing readiness. Establish and maintain a regular cadence (e.g., biweekly) with the Controller and Accounting leadership to ensure ongoing alignment, gather input, and maintain engagement on requirements, testing, and process initiatives that affect Accounting. Translate business needs into clear functional and technical specifications, working closely with IT and implementation partners to ensure delivered solutions meet the intended business outcome. Design and author robust, reusable test scripts and test plans, and execute testing across system implementations, upgrades, and enhancements — building documentation that can be handed off for augmented UAT or knowledge transfer. Design, stand up, and continuously improve a structured intake and evaluation process for assessing the requirements, feasibility, and testing needs of new technology solutions and process changes that impact Finance — establishing standardized processes, templates, and best practices that improve consistency, efficiency, and auditability, and laying the foundation for a Finance Center of Excellence in business analysis and testing. Educate and build buy-in among Finance and cross-functional stakeholders on new standards and processes, ensuring consistent adoption and execution over time. Serve as a lead business analysis and testing resource on major cross-functional system and process initiatives as they arise — such as core system upgrades, data platform implementations, and other enterprise projects — representing Finance's requirements and testing needs throughout the project lifecycle. Drive cross-functional collaboration across IT and business teams to ensure alignment, transparency, and progress on system and process initiatives. Deliver data-driven insights and recommendations to Finance leadership and product/technology partners to help inform strategic technology and process decisions. Identify opportunities to modernize and streamline finance processes and systems, bringing a forward-looking, technology-informed perspective. Act as a liaison between finance stakeholders and IT/vendor teams to ensure requirements are accurately understood and delivered. Support change management